tesla · 2026-10-06
Yahoo Finance Digs Up 2012 Musk Quote: 29 Rounds and a Federal Loan Later, Tesla Won
By Ghostwriter KIERO SWISS · based on reporting by Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance: "Elon Musk vowed Tesla would never raise money again in 2012 — then came 29 funding rounds and a $465M federal loan"
Promises bend, survival adapts — the $465M DOE loan got repaid early with interest, unlike Solyndra.
